[ A Lesson In Romantics]
So here’s the way I see it. Mayday parade is the equivalent to that girlfriend or boyfriend you wanted that one last cheap-shot on before you broke up. Songs like “When I get home you’re so dead” and “If you wanted a song written about you all you had to do was ask” instil that shameful bit of hatred you hold dear that you’ve wanted to unleash in the most demeaning way possible before you left someone. I guess the flagship that separates this band from every other “heartbreak and anger album” is their ability to rope in a fair bit of maturity in this subtle sense of post-relationship humiliation. Their clever way of lyrical progressions; “im taking all your memories off the shelf...do you like your pictures facing down...take me home because this happens everytime, i knew it would...we all don’t need a home but just a place to sleep” make me think maybe they’re just lyrics that pull one of my heartstrings that i can relate with quite dearly, or maybe it’s one of those lines that flush out that emotion we can all recall having once upon a time ago. Instrumentally I guess this band doesn’t have much to offer than any other band does, but what I can compliment is their ability to time heavier chord progressions and quazi-talented breakdowns to heart-torn lines and lyrical pieces of art. I give this album a solid 7 out of 10, its catchy as shit.
